Friday, January 23, 2009

Increases in drug copayments blamed on $6.9 million cut
in subsidies - Springfield (MA) Republican

BOSTON - About 8,000 elderly people in Western Massachusetts are seeing big increases in their prescription drug copayments because of a $6.9 million cut to a state program that subsidizes drug purchases.

The cuts to the Prescription Advantage program began on Jan. 1, affecting close to 46,000 people 65 and older across the state. Of the people dealing with the cuts, 17 percent are from Western Massachusetts including 3,905 recipients in Hampden County and 1,298 from Hampshire County.

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